ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
Worsening ME/CFS, signed off sick; moving to a day job didn't help
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I wasn’t diagnosed, but I was getting worse ... finally got an official diagnosis this week
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
this job is MUCH more stressful, I’m micromanaged and it’s 5 long days a week ... I’m currently signed off sick with stress
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’ve gone down hill ever since.
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Summary
Fjord 36956 had been getting worse with undiagnosed CFS while working night shifts, then in 2021 moved to a day job at a new company and took a large pay cut hoping it would help; it did not. Stress in the first week brought on shingles, and Fjord 36956 went downhill from there as the new job proved more stressful. By November 2022 Fjord 36956 was signed off sick with stress and had just received an official diagnosis.
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What they tried
Also tried
change from a night shift job to a day job· No change
Their words about each treatment
- change from a night shift job to a day job · No change
I thought getting off nights would help… it didn’t
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | undiagnosed CFS, getting worse while working night shiftsI wasn’t diagnosed, but I was getting worseIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021 | switched to a more stressful day job at a new company, took a huge pay cut, got shingles in the first week and went downhilllast year I changed from a night shift job to a day job, completely new company ... My first week of the new job I was so stressed out I got Shingles. I’ve gone down hill ever since.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-11-12 | signed off sick with stress; official CFS diagnosisI’m currently signed off sick with stress, finally got an official diagnosis this weekIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I’m currently signed off sick with stress
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